# How to install downloaded zip/tar.gz plugin?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-downloaded-zip-tar-gz-plugin/167063>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 3, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-downloaded-zip-tar-gz-plugin/167063 "2009-05-03T05:05:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-downloaded-zip-tar-gz-plugin/167063/1 "2009-05-03T05:05:41Z")

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Hello !

Some time ago , I asked how to make  
pagination([How to make \<\< 123.. \>\> functionality ? %) - Rails - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/185831#new)), i have  
downloaded this plugin, and I do not want to download this plugin every  
time when I want to create new nooby test project.

My question is just - how to install plugin from tarball ?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![sfedi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@sfedi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sfedi)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-downloaded-zip-tar-gz-plugin/167063/2 "2009-05-03T11:36:53Z")

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On May 3, 4:05 am, Sergio F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hello !
> 
> Some time ago , I asked how to make  
> pagination([How to make \<\< 123.. \>\> functionality ? %) - Rails - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/185831#new)), i have  
> downloaded this plugin, and I do not want to download this plugin every  
> time when I want to create new nooby test project.
> 
> My question is just - how to install plugin from tarball ?

99% of the time you just need to untar it into vendor/plugins. Some  
plugins have an install.rb that you should run.  
You may be interested in the templates feature in rails 2.3

Fred

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**Post date:** [May 3, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-downloaded-zip-tar-gz-plugin/167063/3 "2009-05-03T12:13:52Z")

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What platform? Use gunzip.

Blog: [http://random8.zenunit.com/](http://random8.zenunit.com/)  
Learn rails: [http://sensei.zenunit.com/](http://sensei.zenunit.com/)

On 03/05/2009, at 1:05 PM, Sergio F.  
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**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-downloaded-zip-tar-gz-plugin/167063/4 "2009-05-04T11:36:39Z")

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Thanks guys for your replies.

You are right, restful\_authentication plugin I have installed just  
copying to vendor/plugin. I know about activescaffold plugin, it is must  
be installed with his css, js and other things, and installing this  
plugin can’t be simple, maybe need run install.rb, but I don’t know from  
where need run it. Can you give me example ? And maybe how to emulate  
git for this ?

system linux.

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**Post date:** [May 4, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-downloaded-zip-tar-gz-plugin/167063/5 "2009-05-04T19:49:33Z")

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Sergio F. wrote:

> Thanks guys for your replies.  
> […]  
> maybe need run install.rb, but I don’t know from  
> where need run it.

Copy the plugin to vendor/plugins, then switch to the plugin’s directory  
and run install.rb .

> Can you give me example ? And maybe how to emulate  
> git for this ?

## You don’t need to emulate git. Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
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**Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-downloaded-zip-tar-gz-plugin/167063/6 "2009-05-06T12:50:43Z")

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Thank you Marnen, Frederick and Julian for replies. I’ll try this  
soon.